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Good post...after 30 years of marriage I am still learning this. I am like your husband and my husband is the one always saying "it will be okay"...God gives us someone to balance us and the truth is usually in the middle.Thanks for sharing.

It is hard to know how to prepare. I think for the most part we must trust that as we obey the Lord and serve Him day by day He will provide for us both now and in the future in ways we couldn't possibly have foreseen or made provision for ourselves.

Loved your candor in this post, Becky. It made me think about some of my comments to Farmer John, and how much I really do appreciate him.

Your honesty is quite refreshin' sweetie!!! I tell young married gals who come for advice that love is a decision ya have to make each and every day. It's not like a big old hole ya fall into, ya have to wake up every mornin' and decide your gonna love that man next to you.

Hubs and I agree on an amazin' number of things but once in a blue moon we'll hit a concrete wall, if ya know what I'm sayin....

I agree. A wise friend of mine always says that love is much, much more than a feeling. Love, he says, is a choice. A choice you make every day.

You can look for the negative in everything he does, or you can look for the positive, and the funny thing is, they are often two opposite ends of the same thing.

I like to be spontaneous and be able to change plans or change my mind at the drop of a hat, but my hubby likes things decided and set into stone. I could call that consistent and reliable, or I could call it stubborn and inflexible. I can't change him, but I can change and choose my outlook about him. :) And just for the record, I love his reliability...even stretching that into faithfulness!

Sometimes it is hard to "Let Go and Trust God" but my life has taught me if I do my part, God will take care of the rest. Don't ever give up your optimism Becky, your words and thoughts eventually come to life. I think your husband, as you seem to have figured out, may be concerned for his family. Perhaps we all need reminded the economy can have no impact on our happiness because we choose happiness. Though I may be lacking in what the world sees as riches I find my relationships and the impact I leave on others is all that really has value.My Mother taught me, "you can choose to be happy or you can choose to be sad."

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